New Regular Reviews in Books

Pros: Funny, poignant, rich writing; powerful characters, wonderful views of the Southwest...
Cons: Is advocating eco-terrorism a bad thing?

Pros: Excellent beginning book to the series; perfect for reading aloud.
Cons: Lacking a bit on the action as it's mostly setup for the next four books.

Pros:

The brilliant and long awaited conclusion to the definative Science Fiction series.

Cons: It was not written by Frank Herbert. Some technical problems.

Pros: Imagination, toy truck farmer comes alive and grows a giant pumpkin

Cons: None

Pros: Longer children's book about an elephant who was very spoiled. Elephant unspoiled.
Cons: Poor Ella has a hard life on the farm.

Pros: Well-written and somewhat interesting.
Cons: Not Casey's best effort. Unsympathetic victim.

Pros: It is a National Geographic book; stunning photos, great text; wanderlust is your friend.

Cons: Get the free shipping..?? Or your kid to carry it home from the bookstore..??

Pros: Gets straight to the good stuff, students read Latin right away
Cons: None

Pros: Folktale from Iceland, interesting, problem solved
Cons:

Some repetitive text.

Pros: Well Written
Cons: Not really stand alone

Pros: Kids who like Max and Ruby carttons should like it at least a little
Cons: Practically no plot at all; Bland illustrations

Pros: very colorful scenes, enjoyable for kids
Cons: none

Pros: More intriguing looks into the secrets people carry.
Cons: Much, much too short.

Pros: covers lots of aspects of divorce, uses simple language and engaging illustrations
Cons: not all aspects will apply to a particular situation, definition of stepsiblings

Pros: mentions several modes of transportation
Cons: could have included a few more

Pros: all those hot air balloons, located at Mt. Rushmore
Cons: might have explained a bit more how hot air balloons work

Pros: cute story and pictures
Cons: not really any sound effects aside from barking

Pros: helped us immensely through a tough time, beautiful story
Cons: some might not like the way God is depicted

Pros: The stories by Bierce and especially Chambers, Lovecraft, and Machen are unnerving and sinister.
Cons: Several hack attempts to be like the above. Doesn't tie together the concepts listed.

Pros: simple story, great for new readers
Cons: none

Pros: Beautifully descriptive prose; well-drawn characters who go through believable transformations

Cons: Modern readers might find the occasional moralizing tone a bit off-putting

Pros: very funny, ultimately sweet
Cons: don't turn here for a spelling lesson...

Pros: several excellent stories, contributions from a lot of really good science fiction writers
Cons: some dogs, too much Aztec and Roman, some stories only tenuously tied to the theme

Pros: D. W. has a very considerate big brother
Cons: Arthur gets the raw end of the deal

Pros: Camping, ghost stories, learn to stand up to bullies
Cons: The dark pages might be a little scary for younger children.